Omnipresent License Plate Readers Enable Unconstitutional ‘Dragnet Surveillance Program,’ Lawsuit Says <img width="1500" height="1000" src="https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1555470510.jpg" alt="Two surveillance cameras on a pole in front of a river.">The federal lawsuit filed in Virginia argues that Flock’s automated license plate readers enable warrantless surveillance in violation of the Fifth Amendment. https://gizmodo.com/omnipresent-license-plate-readers-enable-unconstitutional-dragnet-surveillance-program-lawsuit-says-2000514984